Acquisition of Clostridium difficile by Hospitalized Patients: Evidence for Colonized New Admissions as a Source of Infection

Nosocomial Acquisition ofClostridium difficileInfection

1989 • 1,367 citations

Selective and differential medium for isolation of Clostridium difficile

1979 • 640 citations

Isolation of Clostridium difficile from the Environment and Contacts of Patients with Antibiotic-Associated Colitis

1981 • 507 citations

Application of DNA typing methods to epidemiology and taxonomy of Candida species

1987 • 390 citations

Clostridium difficile—Associated Diarrhea and Colitis in Adults

1986 • 369 citations

Prospective, controlled study of vinyl glove use to interrupt Clostridium difficile nosocomial transmission

1990 • 319 citations

Use of sodium taurocholate to enhance spore recovery on a medium selective for Clostridium difficile

1982 • 310 citations

Recurrences of Clostridium difficile Diarrhea Not Caused by the Original Infecting Organism

1989 • 167 citations

Contamination of a hospital environment byClostridium difficile

1979 • 118 citations

The Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile with Use of a Typing Scheme: Nosocomial Acquisition and Cross-Infection Among Immunocompromised Patients

1986 • 112 citations

DNA Fingerprints of Streptococcus pyogenes Are M Type Specific

1988 • 81 citations

Detection of asymptomatic Clostridium difficile carriage by an alcohol shock procedure

1989 • 80 citations

Immunochemical fingerprinting of Clostridium difficile strains isolated from an outbreak of antibiotic-associated colitis and diarrhoea

1984 • 78 citations

Application of a technique for serogrouping Clostridium difficite in an outbreak of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea

1986 • 46 citations

Diarrhoea due to Clostridium difficile associated with antibiotic treatment in patients receiving dialysis: the role of cross infection.

1986 • 19 citations

Evaluation of cycloserine-cefoxitin-fructose agar and cycloserine-cefoxitin-fructose broth for recovery of Clostridium difficile from environmental sites

1991 • 18 citations